Part:BBa_K3036005
Arabinose-induced suicide switch
This arabinose-induced suicide switch consists of pBAD (BBa_K206000) and mazF (BBa_K302033), aiming to enable users of this microbe to terminate engineered bacteria inside their intestines with L-arabinose whenever needed. This suicide switch does no harm to human and can be used by direct in-taking of inducer. PBAD (BBa_K206000) is applied for heterologous gene expression due to its advantages, including moderately high expression levels, induction by a low-cost and non-toxic monosaccharide L-arabinose and tight regulation of transcription, which is particularly significant to expressing toxins [1]. MazF is an endoribonuclease that cleaves RNAs at ACA sites and causes the death of microbe, mediates suicide of cells without causing lysis of bacterial cells[2].
Biology and Usage
This arabinose-induced suicide switch consists of pBAD (BBa_K206000) and mazF (BBa_K302033), aiming to enable users of this microbe to terminate engineered bacteria inside their intestines with L-arabinose whenever needed. This suicide switch does no harm to human and can be used by direct in-taking of inducer. PBAD (BBa_K206000) is applied for heterologous gene expression due to its advantages, including moderately high expression levels, induction by a low-cost and non-toxic monosaccharide L-arabinose and tight regulation of transcription, which is particularly significant to expressing toxins [1]. MazF is an endoribonuclease that cleaves RNAs at ACA sites and causes the death of microbe, mediates suicide of cells without causing lysis of bacterial cells. [2]
Arabinose-induced suicide switch | |
Function | Arabinose-induced suicide switch |
Use in | Prokaryotes |
RFC standard | RFC10 compatible |
Backbone | pSB1C3 |
Derived from | Escherichia. coli DH5alpha |
Sequence and Features
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]Illegal NheI site found at 125
- 21INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]Illegal BamHI site found at 65
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
- 1000COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
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